The Press., 1887-12-15
LOCAL TOPICs-PENN,D AND sCIssORED.

plACo rom ntf lat6 residence, corner dlR0 aud Spring streets, on Thursday at II a. m. She was a native of South Coventry, Q daughter of Solomon Bidwell, the origi- nator of the well-known "Bidwell House" and widow of Newton Fitch, manufacturer of card clothing in the early days of Willi- mantle. She had been a resident of this place for 40 years. Two years ago she fell and broke her hip, from which accident she never recovered.
 J. A. Medbery, recently of Stafford Springs, writes from his new home-Ar- kansas City, ,Kansas-expressing the high est degree of delight with the west, and particularly with the growing young giant city where he is located. He says that it surprises an eastern man to see the push and business here. Streets are crowded from morning to night with teams and pe- destrians as on general muster day in New England. Cow boys and Indians are as numerous as Jersey mosquitoes in August. Improvements are rushing-125 dwellings, and numerous business blocks now going up, including $100, ,0O0 hotel and q $75,- 900 opera house, beside the finest depot in the state, now being built by the Santa Fee R. R. More than three miles of streets have been macadamized this fall, and street railways are constantly being multiplied. Electric lights are being put in, and great things are expected from ne- gotiations now ill progress to induce Ar mour & Go, the meat packers, to locate. Several m anufacturing enterprises are be- ing canvassed for in addition to the great diversity of business already established, and every week there is something new on foot Hundreds of families of immigrants are encamped about in tents, waiting for q yoll kxNI Ioo ,1nko f1n Mn and Mrs. M. are well, and heartily enjoy their new surroundings, and the new life to which they are transplanted. MT. M. writes that he has effected the complete reformation needed to transfer one from a mercantile to a newspaper life. He has never until now realized how difficult 1t was for man to lie when connected with a newspaper. It isn't every reformed merchant who can bring himself up to the plane of truthfulness necessary to do good newspaper work.
 A Steffofd Springs correspondent of the Monson Mirror gives some "cold facts" in the following: ''At the town meeting held recently no action was taken relative to taking charge of the legacy left by the late M. R. West, Esq, of Hartford, for keeping the West cemetery in repair. Perhaps the legacy was thought too small, and, on that ground, no action was taken, but it seems to us that such gross negli- gence being exhibited on the part of the town in the care of our outlying burying grounds, 1t would be judicious and proper to accept this and any other similar gift with thanks, as the cause for leaving some of our church-yards in such utter dilapi- dated condition must have it's souree in poverty; or, is it possible that wanton neglect is alone responsible? We point to the old Street cemetery as an illustra- tion of what we mean. Here cattle are allowed to feed on the herbage, and the old headstones can not be found because of the luxurlant growth of huckleberry bushes. Are the graves of our dead to be treated with such contempt much longer ?''
 Rockville parties are arranging to have grand skating carnival at Stafford Springs, Thursday evening, Dec. 22 Teams are to carry all who wish to go at the rate of $1 a couple, including admis- sion and skating. Miles F. King is to give an exhibition of fancy skating. A dance will be given after the skating - Rockville Journal.
 In the making up of the jury in the Daley murder case at Holland last week B. M. Sears of Holland and George M. Paulk of Vernon were excused, having been on the grand jury in the case George Blackman, Andover, excused by state F. l.. Loomis, Bolton, excused by court /; Justin Holbrook, Columbia, John O. Walk CT, Coventry, Isaac Turner, Coventry, Marcus A. Pinney, Ellington, accepted ]; Jas. A. Andrews, Mansfield, accepted :; B. F. Hyde, Ellington, and H. E. Buell., Heb- ron, excused by the court ; Austin S.Swift, excused by the state {; William D. Pomeroy, Somers, excused by the defense M. A. Smith, Stafford, excused by court o. J.. Holmes, Stafford, excused by defense M. Heck, Union, excused by court t; l.. B. Brown, Vernon, excused by defense i; Fred'k Juel, Wilmington, excused by state Henry Young, Holland ,excused by defense ; J. c. West, Holland, excused by court /; Albert H. Lyman, Andover, excused by defense Albert Brown, Columbia, excused by defense l.. Chamberlain, Coventry ,ex- cused by defense; N. c. White, Coventry, excused by court; A. M. Charter, Filing ton, excused by defense Albert Clifford, Mansfield, excused by state Philo Thomp- son, Mansfield, excused by defense Will liam H. Burdick, Somers, excused by court Frederick W. Field, Somers, ex- cused by court Henry Gerould, Stafford, excused by defense Jacob Glover, Staf- ford, excused by state; M. A. Marcy, Union, excused by defense E. s. Henry, Vernon, excused by court /; Ruben Edger- ton, Wilmington, absent Daniel Eldredge, Wilmington, absent.
 This exhausted the double panel, and a warrant was issued summoning thirty-six more to appear Wednesday morning at II o'clock, when the examination was scontin- ued. Hans M. Hansen, Holland, excused by the state Loren Newcomb and D. B. Chapman, Holland, ,and Anson o. Williams, Andover, accepted Andrew Phelps and E. D. Post, Andover, excused by the court 0. D. Brown, Columbia, accepted D. E. Tucker, Columbia, excused by the court Yelverton Green, Columbia, ab- sent George w. Dunham and Andrew Kingsbury, Coventry, and Ira H. Lewis, Ellington, accepted. This completed the panel, and they were sworn.
 Daniel Michel, about 35 years old, re. siding at Windermere, attempted to com init suicide Wednesday night last week.
 He came home from work very Respondent and said if he had revolver he would kill himself. Thursday morning he did not arise at the usual hour and his wife could not wake him. It was ascertained that he had taken an ounce and half of laudanum. Dr. Fred Walsh was called and after three hours hard work had him out of danger
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